NO ENGINES.
NO SUPPORT.
750 COLD WATER MILES TO KETCHIKAN, ALASKA.
RACE START
JUNE 14, 2026 | 5 AM
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ABOUT R2AK
No Engines. no support.
All the way to Alaska.
A test of physical endurance, backwater know-how, and bulldog tenacity to navigate the 760 cold water miles from Port Townsend Washington, to Ketchikan Alaska.
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